Offshore North America News - page 204


Rowe takes over as Cameron CEO

Oct 05, 2015

R. Scott Rowe has assumed the role of president and CEO of Cameron International, effective today, the oilfield equipment provider announced. Rowe has served with Cameron for 13 years, most recently as president and chief operating officer…

US reaches US$20.8 billion Deepwater Horizon settlement

Oct 05, 2015

The US and five Gulf states have reached a US$20.8 billion civil claims settlement with BP from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, according to the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Transocean's Deepwater Horizon before the explosion…

Nalcor study reveals Newfoundland resources

Oct 05, 2015

Resource assessments of the 2015 license round area for offshore Newfoundland and Labrador shows the potential to hold 12 billion bbl and 113 Tcf of gas in place, according to the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Nalcor Energy and Beicip-Franlab…

TDW replaces joints simultaneously in GOM

Oct 02, 2015

T.D. Williamson (TDW) was contracted by an operator in the Gulf of Mexico to replace two flexible joints connecting two steel catenary risers on a tension leg platform 120km (75mi) off the coast of Louisiana. TDW performed simultaneous…

Technip gets Stones contract

Oct 02, 2015

Image: Deep Blue/Technip Shell awarded Technip a contract for the development of subsea infrastructure for the Stones project. Included in the service are two subsea production tie-backs to the floating production…

Harkand names GM for Africa

Oct 02, 2015

Harkand, an inspection, repair, maintenance (IRM) and light construction company, has named Doug Fieldgate general manager of its African business. Fieldgate has 23 years of experience in the African oil and gas market primarily focused on West Africa – he will be based in Houston…

Asset Integrity: A bird’s eye view

Oct 01, 2015

Gregory Hale shows how web-based software utilizes high definition photos and video to extend the life of aging assets. Screen capture of a web-based software solution that utilizes high definition photo and video technologies…

Living in a material world

Oct 01, 2015

Nanotechnology is a wide and growing field being researched and developed by both academia and industry alike. Elia Barnett spoke with researchers at University of Houston, Rice University, and Halliburton to see how far the technology has come…

Eni to develop three fields off Mexico

Oct 01, 2015

Italy’s Eni won, with a 100% share a production sharing contract, to appraise, develop, and exploit the oil fields of Amoca, Miztón e Tecoalli, located in the Area 1 in the Campeche Bay, offshore Mexico, following an international auction held on 30 September in Mexico City…

ACTE15: Houston, we have a problem

Sep 30, 2015

It’s no secret that the current state of the oil and gas industry is one of doom and gloom. And before a solution can be found, the industry must first admit there is a problem. “I think what we’re seeing is really a confluence of two major factors…

Mexico's Round One, phase two "a success"

Sep 30, 2015

Nine bidders made up of individual companies and consortia bid in Mexico’s Round One, phase two today (30 September), in what Mexico's National Hydrocarbons Commission (CNH) is calling a success with three out of five winning bids in the shallow water areas of the Southeast basin…

Lewek Constellation completes inaugural reel lay projects

Sep 29, 2015

Ezra Holdings Ltd., announced its Subsea Services division EMAS AMC has successfully completed the first two of three Noble Energy-operated subsea tieback projects in the US Gulf of Mexico.   Image…

GoM linked to midstream merger

Sep 28, 2015

A midstream merger that will see Energy Transfer Equity (ETE) acquire The Williams Cos. (WMB) in a US$37.7 billion deal is linked to offshore operations in the US Gulf of Mexico. The Gulfstar spar…

Newpark Drilling Fluids gets new VP

Sep 28, 2015

Newpark Drilling Fluids announced the appointment of Tim Armand as vice president of US Offshore Operations. Armand began his career in the energy industry with Tetra nearly 30 years ago. He has since gained invaluable experience…

Subsea Systems Institute gets new director

Sep 28, 2015

Image: Bill Maddock/Subsea Systems Institute Bill Maddock has been named director of the Subsea Systems Institute, a national research center established in Houston to develop the transformative technologies…

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